This sea star burrowing itself in the sand was imaged during Dive 04 of the expedition at an unnamed seamount in the Tokelau Seamount Chain. It was too buried for positive identification, but is possibly in the family Astropectinidae.
Sea Star Burrowing
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific MPAs. Download larger version (jpg, 1.5 MB).

This sea star burrowing itself in the sand was imaged during Dive 04 of the expedition at an unnamed seamount in the Tokelau Seamount Chain. It was too buried for positive identification, but is possibly in the family Astropectinidae.

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